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It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

Jenni Brooks, an exercise physiologist and fitness and lifestyle programmer at MacEwan Sport & Wellness, demonstrates a lunge with lateral raise exercise that works the shoulders, core, glutes, quads and calf muscles.

A lunge with lateral raise exercise is demonstrated by Jenni Brooks, a certified exercise physiologist and fitness and lifestyle programmer at MacEwan Sport & Wellness. As she steps forward into a lunge with one foot, she raises her arms, with dumbbells in hand, to shoulder height. This functional exercise works shoulders, core, glutes, quads and calf muscles.